Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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